We now get up close and personal with the Dell Streak to take a look at its hardware. With its 5" Gorilla-Glass screen, the Dell Streak has taken a great deal of both positive and negative criticism. The larger than average form factor could make the phone cumbersome and difficult to use. However, it could also increase the users efficiency by allowing them to type faster and more accurately on a larger keyboard, and also allow more widgets and shortcuts to fit on the screen. The Streaks 5" screen has a 800 x 480 resolution and is equipped with a 1Ghz processor and 512MB of RAM & 2GB ROM. ...

Previously you heard from Joe Levi on why he uses a Nexus One as his daily driver, and from Brandon Miniman on his choice of the iPhone 4. Now I'd like to tell you why it is the EVO 4G that can be found in my pocket each day. As someone who has a huge weakness for anything new in the tech world, I've owned many phones over the past few years. Some of these devices were mine only for a very brief period. I found myself switching phones every month or two, until I landed on the iPhone. However, I recently left the iPhone behind so that I could enter the Android world. This transition has ...

Part one of our software comparison between the HTC EVO 4G and the Samsung Galaxy S featured a browser test and a look at the overall speed in general navigation as well. Next up is our hardware comparison. The HTC EVO 4G features a 4.3" LCD screen and the Samsung Galaxy S is equipped with a 4" Super AMOLED screen. While Super AMOLED does certainly look better, typing on the virtual keyboard is somewhat easier on the EVO's bigger screen. The HTC EVO 4G initially received a lot of attention as one of the first devices to feature a Micro HDMI out port. Samsung has taken a different stance by ...

With Intel putting pressure on the mobile chip market, Qualcomm is said to have shipped its dual-core Snapdragon, an ARM-based solution, to HTC to utilize in its next-generation smartphones. According to Android and Me, the significance of Qualcomm's dual-core offering would be "Each enhanced core runs at speeds up to 1.2GHz and they are made with the new 45nm process technology for ultra-low power consumption. Additional features of the third-generation Snapdragon include support for HSPA+ networks, a more powerful GPU, 1080p video encode/decode, and support for 24-bit WXGA 1280 x 800 ...

A leaked advertisement image for the next generation Motorola Droid successor was leaked earlier and now we have a picture of someone's hands holding the keyboard-less smartphone that appears in tablet form. Rumors have it that Motorola will be using a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset instead of the Texas Instruments OMAP CPU in the original Motorola Droid. Other features, according to Android and Me, include "a 4.3-inch screen, 8MP camera (capable of shooting 720p video), 16 GB internal storage, and HDMI out." Along with Android 2.2, it appears that an updated version of MOTO BLUR, the ...

A forum member over at Android Central was able to take the EVO 4G out for a spin and took a video of the phone next to the small webOS Palm Pre, also on Sprint. Next to the Palm Pre, the EVO 4G's 4.3-inch capacitive multitouch display looks enormous. Also, the above shot taken with the EVO 4G's 8-megapixel camera, which also is capable of 720p HD video, looks pretty good. (via: Android Central)

Having already poked around the hardware of the HTC Droid Incredible, it's time to take the software out for a spin. In this video, we take a look at the Sense UI and widgets found on the Snapdragon-powered CDMA Android device. The vanilla Android 2.1 experience is excellent, but HTC's customizations raise it to an unforgettable experience. We demo some new features, like "Leap" and the "Friend Stream" widget, as well as revisit some older, still useful features found in Sense. In case you missed it, check out the unboxing and hardware tour videos of the HTC Droid Incredible. The device ...

With conflicting rumored release dates for the HTC Incredible for a release on Verizon Wireless at the end of April, a leaked manual of the device shows that the Android handset made by HTC will feature a 1 Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 8 GB of internal memory, as well as support for micro SDHC cards. The Incredible will also have 802.11n WiFi and support for an 8-megapixel camera with autofocus and video recording, but there was no mention of what the video resolution would be--for comparison, the Sprint EVO 4G smartphone can record up to 720p HD videos with its 8-megapixel camera. ...